Point to point radio alignment system

ABSTRACT

A point to point radio alignment system is disclosed. A voltmeter positioned at the first antenna measures alignment voltage that is generated from an alignment of the first radio component positioned on the first antenna. A transceiver positioned at the first antenna receives a second alignment voltage that is measured at the second antenna and generated from an alignment of the second radio component positioned on the second antenna. A controller positioned at the first antenna simultaneously monitors the first alignment voltage as the alignment of the first radio component is adjusted and the second alignment voltage as the second radio component is adjusted. The controller simultaneously displays the first alignment voltage as the first radio component is adjusted and the second alignment voltage as the second radio component is adjusted to enable a first user to track an alignment of the first radio component and the second radio component.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a U.S. Nonprovisional Application whichclaims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/993,367 filedon Mar. 23, 2020 which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety.

BACKGROUND Field of Disclosure

The present disclosure generally relates to radio communications andspecifically to the point to point radio alignment of radio componentspositioned on antennas.

Related Art

Radio antennas that include radio components positioned on an antennatower require point to point alignment with other radio antennas thatalso include radio components also positioned on antenna towers. Thepoint to point alignment is necessary in order for the wirelesstransmission signal to travel from each radio antenna tower positionedin the wireless network. For example, a first radio component positionedon a first antenna tower is required to be aligned with a second radiocomponent positioned on a second antenna tower in order for the firstradio component positioned on the first antenna tower to transmit thewireless signal to the second radio component positioned on the secondantenna tower. The misalignment of the radio components positioned onthe different antenna towers may have a significant impact in thedegradation of the wireless signal transmitted between the radiocomponents.

Typically, the point to point alignment of the radio components requiresa significant amount of time and resources to properly align. The radiocomponents are significantly elevated from the ground requiring thetechnicians to take significant time as well as an increased risk inbodily harm in climbing to the radio components. Further, theconventional alignment process may take several hours to several days toproperty align thereby requiring the technicians to spend significantamount of time at the elevated heights and to repeatedly climb to theradio components before alignment is completed.

Conventional point to point alignment approaches require severaltechnicians to operate in tandem simultaneously in order to align theradio components positioned on two different antenna towers. A firsttechnician positioned at the elevated location of the radio componentmay adjust the radio component and a second technician also positionedat radio component may then identify the voltage resulting from thatadjustment. The second technician may then radio to the technicianspositioned at second antenna tower the voltage resulting from thatadjustment. The technicians at the second antenna tower may then executethe same iterative step and radio the technicians at the first antennatower the voltage resulting from their adjustment of the radiocomponent. Such an iterative process may then continue for several hoursto several days until the voltages resulting from the alignments of theradio components of the two antenna towers are aligned resulting in asignificant increase in cost and time to properly execute theconventional point to point alignment of radio components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS/FIGURES

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described with reference tothe accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numeralsindicate identical or functionally similar elements. Additionally, theleft most digit(s) of a reference number typically identifies thedrawing in which the reference number first appears.

FIG. 1 illustrates a top-elevational view of a point to point alignmentconfiguration such that two different radio components positioned on twodifferent antennas are aligned such that wireless communication betweenthe two different radio components may be executed;

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a point to point alignmentconfiguration that depicts the first point to point radio alignmentsystem engaged with the first radio component positioned on the firstantenna and the second point to point radio alignment system engagedwith the second radio component positioned on the second antenna that ispositioned on the roof of the building;

FIG. 3 depicts a block diagram of an example point to point radioalignment display; and

FIG. 4 depicts a block diagram of an example point to point radioalignment display.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

The following Detailed Description refers to accompanying drawings toillustrate exemplary embodiments consistent with the present disclosure.References in the Detailed Description to “one exemplary embodiment,” an“exemplary embodiment,” an “example exemplary embodiment,” etc.,indicate the exemplary embodiment described may include a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic, but every exemplary embodimentmay not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring tothe same exemplary embodiment. Further, when a particular feature,structure, or characteristic may be described in connection with anexemplary embodiment, it is within the knowledge of those skilled in theart(s) to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic inconnection with other exemplary embodiments whether or not explicitlydescribed.

The exemplary embodiments described herein are provided for illustrativepurposes, and are not limiting. Other exemplary embodiments arepossible, and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodimentswithin the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, theDetailed Description is not meant to limit the present disclosure.Rather, the scope of the present disclosure is defined only inaccordance with the following claims and their equivalents.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware,firmware, software, or any combination thereof. Embodiments of thepresent disclosure may also be implemented as instructions applied by amachine-readable medium, which may be read and executed by one or moreprocessors. A machine-readable medium may include any mechanism forstoring or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine(e.g., a computing device). For example, a machine-readable medium mayinclude read only memory (“ROM”), random access memory (“RAM”), magneticdisk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices,electrical optical, acoustical or other forms of propagated signals(e.g., carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.), andothers. Further firmware, software routines, and instructions may bedescribed herein as performing certain actions. However, it should beappreciated that such descriptions are merely for convenience and thatsuch actions in fact result from computing devices, processors,controllers, or other devices executing the firmware, software,routines, instructions, etc.

For purposes of this discussion, each of the various componentsdiscussed may be considered a module, and the term “module” shall beunderstood to include at least one software, firmware, and hardware(such as one or more circuit, microchip, or device, or any combinationthereof), and any combination thereof. In addition, it will beunderstood that each module may include one, or more than one, componentwithin an actual device, and each component that forms a part of thedescribed module may function either cooperatively or independently fromany other component forming a part of the module. Conversely, multiplemodules described herein may represent a single component within anactual device. Further, components within a module may be in a singledevice or distributed among multiple devices in a wired or wirelessmanner.

The following Detailed Description of the exemplary embodiments will sofully reveal the general nature of the present disclosure that otherscan, by applying knowledge of those skilled in the relevant art(s),readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such exemplaryembodiments, without undue experimentation, without departing from thespirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, such adaptationsand modifications are intended to be within the meaning and plurality ofequivalents of the exemplary embodiments based upon the teaching andguidance presented herein. It is to be understood that the phraseologyor terminology herein for the purpose of description and not oflimitation, such that the terminology or phraseology of the presentspecification is to be interpreted by those skilled in the relevantart(s) in light of the teachings herein.

System Overview

FIG. 1 illustrates a top-elevational view of a point to point alignmentconfiguration such that two different radio components positioned on twodifferent antennas are aligned such that wireless communication betweenthe two different radio components may be executed. A point to pointalignment configuration 100 includes a first antenna 110 a. A firstradio component 120 a is positioned on the first antenna 110 a and afirst user 115 a is positioned by the first radio component 120 a inorder to adjust the first radio component 120 a. A second antenna 110 bis positioned on the roof of a building 130. A second radio component120 b is positioned on the second antenna 110 b and a second user 125 ais positioned by the second radio component 120 b in order to adjust thesecond radio component 120 b. The first radio component 120 a ispositioned on a single first antenna 110 a that has a significant heightand the second radio component 120 b is positioned on a single secondantenna 110 b positioned on the roof of the building 120. However, thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b may bepositioned on any type of antenna configuration and/or building toexecute the point to point alignment of the first radio component 120 aand the second component 120 b that will be apparent to those skilled inthe relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of thedisclosure.

The first radio component 120 a may be aligned in a point to pointalignment configuration with the second radio component 120 b in orderfor the first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 bto engage in wireless communication. The first radio component 120 a isto be aligned with the second radio component 120 b such that thealignment between the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b is within an alignment threshold of each other. Thealignment threshold is the threshold that the point to point alignmentof the first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 bis to satisfy in order for the first radio component 120 a and thesecond radio component 120 b to engage in wireless communication inorder to adequately support the wireless network that the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are included.

For example, the target alignment voltage that the first radio component120 a is to be in point to point alignment with the second radiocomponent 120 b is 4.5V. In such an example, the alignment threshold forthe first radio component 120 a to engage in wireless communication withthe second radio component 120 b is +−0.1V from the target alignmentvoltage of 4.5V. The voltage output of the first radio component 120 ais at 4.495V and the voltage output of the second radio component 120 bis at 4.505V. Since the voltage output of the first radio component 120a is at 4.495V and the voltage output of the second radio component 120b is at 4.505V, the alignment threshold of +−0.1V from the targetalignment voltage of 4.5V is satisfied thereby enabling the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b to engage inwireless communication.

However to further the example, the voltage output of the first radiocomponent 120 a is at 4.42V and the voltage output of the second radiocomponent 120 b is at 4.58V. Since the voltage output of the first radiocomponent 120 a is at 4.42V and the voltage output of the second radiocomponent is at 4.58V, the alignment threshold of +−0.1V from the targetalignment voltage 4.5V is not satisfied thereby failing to enable thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b toengage in wireless communication that is adequate to support thewireless network that the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b are included. In such an example, the first user115 a would have to continue to adjust the first radio component 120 aand the second user 125 a would have to continue to adjust the secondradio component 120 b in order to have the voltage output of the firstradio component 120 a and to have the voltage output of the second radiocomponent 120 b to be within the alignment threshold of 4.5V.

The radio frequency (RF) engineers that have designed the wirelessnetwork supported by the point to point alignment configuration 100 maydetermine the target alignment voltage and the alignment threshold thatthe first radio component 120 a is to be aligned with the second radiocomponent 120 b. In determining the target alignment voltage and thealignment threshold, the RF engineers may determine that based on thedistance the first radio component 120 a and the second radio component120 b, the amount of bandwidth, the frequency spectrum of the bandwidth,the type of radio components, the type of antennas, the height of theradio components and so on the appropriate target alignment voltage andthe alignment threshold. The appropriate target alignment voltage andthe alignment threshold that the target alignment voltage of the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are to bealigned is determined by the RF engineers based on the numerousalignment parameters incorporated by the RF engineers into the design ofthe wireless network supported by the first radio component 120 a andthe second radio component 120 b. In doing so, the RF engineers maydetermine the appropriate target alignment voltage and the alignmentthreshold that the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b are to be aligned for the first radio component 120 aand the second radio component 120 b to engage in wireless communicationthat is adequate to support the wireless network that the first radiocomponent and 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are included.

After the RF engineers have determined the appropriate target alignmentvoltage and the appropriate alignment threshold that the first radiocomponent 120 a is to be aligned with the second radio component 120 b,the first radio component 120 a may be installed on the first antenna110 a at the first location and the first radio component 120 b may beinstalled on the second antenna 120 b at the second location. Followingthe installation of the first radio component 120 a on the first antenna110 a and the second radio component 120 b on the second antenna 110 b,the first user 115 a may climb the first antenna 110 a to take positionat the first radio component 120 a and the second user 125 a may climbthe second antenna 110 b to take position at the second radio component120 b. The first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may be installersthat have an expertise in aligning radio components to be within thealignment threshold of the target alignment voltage such that thecorresponding radio components engage in wireless communication tosupport the wireless network that the radio components are included.

For example, the first radio component 120 a may be positioned on thefirst antenna 110 a at the first location and the second radio component120 b may be positioned on the second antenna 110 b positioned on theroof of the building 130. The distance between the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b may be ten miles and thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component are to bealigned in a one degree of bandwidth. In doing so, the RF engineerspreviously determined that the target alignment voltage to align thefirst radio component 120 a with the second radio component 120 b is4.5V and the alignment threshold is +−0.1V to align the first radiocomponent 120 a with the second radio component 120 b such that thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b engagein wireless communication to support the wireless network that the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are includedbased on the numerous different alignment parameters.

The first user 115 a may then install a voltmeter into a signal port ofthe first radio component 120 a. The signal port of the first radiocomponent 120 a may provide a transmission signal 150 that is generatedbased on the wireless communication between the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b. The transmission signal 150may be a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) that is a measurementof the power present in the transmission signal 150 as received by thefirst radio component 120 a from the second radio component 120 b.Different radio parameters may be associated with the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b that may include aconversion of the RSSI associated with the transmission signal 150 to avoltage value as provided by the manufacturer of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Thus, thevoltmeter installed into the signal port of the first radio component120 a may provide a voltage value that corresponds to the signalstrength of the transmission signal 150 received from the second radiocomponent 120 b.

The first user 115 a may then determine the first alignment voltage ofthe transmission signal 150 provided by the voltmeter installed in thesignal port of the first radio component 120 a. The first alignmentvoltage provided by the voltmeter corresponds to the current alignmentof the first radio component 120 a with the second radio component 120 bbased on the current signal strength of the transmission signal 150received from the second radio component 120 b. For example, the initialfirst alignment voltage provided by the voltmeter is 1.1V and the 1.1Vcorresponds to the current signal strength of the transmission signal150 received from the second radio component 120 b based on the currentalignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b.

However, in such an example, the target alignment voltage for thealignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b is 4.5V as determined by the RF engineers in order forthe first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b tobe in adequate wireless communication to support the wireless networkthat the first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120b are included. Thus, the first user 115 a is required to significantlyadjust the alignment of the first radio component 120 a in order toincrease the signal strength of the transmission signal 150 from thecurrent alignment voltage of 1.1V to the target alignment voltage of4.5V in order for the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b to be properly aligned to engage in wirelesscommunication to support the wireless network.

The second user 125 a may then install a voltmeter into a signal port ofthe second radio component 120 b. The signal port of the second radiocomponent 120 b may provide a transmission signal 150 that is generatedbased on the wireless communication between the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Thus, the voltmeterinstalled into the signal port of the second radio component 120 b mayprovide a second alignment voltage that corresponds to the signalstrength of the transmission signal 150 received from the first radiocomponent 120 b. The second user 125 a may then determine the secondalignment voltage of the transmission signal 150 provided by thevoltmeter installed in the signal port of the second radio component 120b. The second alignment voltage provided by the voltmeter corresponds tothe current alignment of the second radio component 120 b with the firstradio component 120 a based on the current signal strength of thetransmission signal 150 received from the first radio component 120 a.For example, the initial first alignment voltage provided by thevoltmeter is 0.5V and the 0.5V corresponds to the current signalstrength of the transmission signal 150 received from the first radiocomponent 120 a based on the current alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Thus, the seconduser 125 a is required to significantly adjust the alignment of thesecond radio component 120 b in order to increase the signal strength ofthe transmission signal 150 from the current second alignment voltage of0.5V to the target alignment voltage of 4.5V in order for the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b to beproperly aligned to engage in wireless communication to support thewireless network.

In order for the first user 115 a to align the first radio component 120a with the second radio component 120 b to increase the current firstalignment voltage of 1.1V to 5.0V for the transmission signal 150, thefirst user 115 a may manually adjust the first radio component 120 asuch that the physical direction that the first radio component 120 a isoriented changes. For example, the first user 115 a may manually adjusta specific alignment bolt positioned on the first radio component 120 awith a wrench in order to adjust the physical direction that the firstradio component 120 a is oriented to change with the goal to adjust thatphysical direction to be closer aligned with the second radio component120 b. The second user 125 a may attempt to align the second radiocomponent 120 b in a similar manner.

Conventionally, the first user 115 a may be simply using a conventionalvoltmeter that is installed into the signal port of the first radiocomponent 120 a. Typically, the first user 115 a may be accompanied by afirst user 115 b that is also positioned at the first radio component120 a on the first antenna 110 a that is typically significantlyelevated from the ground. The first user 115 a may examine the firstalignment voltage provided by the conventional voltmeter as the firstuser 115 b adjusts the alignment bolt associated with the first radiocomponent 120 a with the wrench in an attempt to align the first radiocomponent 120 a with the second radio component 120 b. An additional twousers may then be positioned on the ground at the base of the firstantenna 110 a for safety purposes requiring a total of four users to bepositioned at the first antenna 110 a in the conventional approach ofadjusting the first radio component 120 a to be aligned with the secondradio component 120 b.

Conventionally, the second user 125 a may be simply using a conventionalvoltmeter that is installed into the signal port of the second radiocomponent 120 a. Typically, the second user 125 a may be accompanied bya second user 125 b that is also positioned at the second radiocomponent 120 b on the second antenna 110 b as positioned on the roof ofthe building 130 that is typically significantly elevated from theground. The second user 125 a may examine the first alignment voltageprovided by the conventional voltmeter as the second user 125 b adjuststhe alignment bolt associated with the second radio component 120 b withthe wrench in an attempt to align the second radio component 120 b withthe first radio component 120 a. An additional two users may then bepositioned on the ground at the base of the second antenna 110 b forsafety purposes requiring a total of four users to be positioned at thesecond antenna 110 b in the conventional approach of adjusting thesecond radio component 120 b to be aligned with the first radiocomponent 120 a.

Returning to the first user 115 a and the first user 115 b positioned atthe first radio component 120 a on the first antenna 110 a in theconventional approach, the first user 115 b may adjust the alignment ofthe first radio component 120 b via a minor turn of the alignment boltassociated with the first radio component 120 b in an attempt to furtheralign the first radio component 120 a with the second radio component120 b. In doing so, the first alignment voltage associated with thetransmission signal 150 received from the second radio component 120 bafter the first user 115 b adjusts the alignment bolt associated withthe first radio component 120 a with a minor turn via a wrench may thenbe instantaneously displayed by the conventional voltmeter. For example,the first user 115 a may determine that the first alignment voltagedisplayed by the conventional voltmeter following the turn of thealignment bolt associated with the first radio component 120 a changesfrom 1.1V to 1.6V. In doing so, the adjustment of the alignment boltassociated with the first radio component 120 a by the first user 115 bvia the wrench may for the time being move the first radio component 120a into closer alignment with the second radio component 120 b based onthe second alignment voltage of the transmission signal 150 provided bythe signal port of the first radio component 120 a increasing from 1.1Vto 1.6V and is thereby closer to the target alignment voltage of 4.5V.

Conventionally, the first user 115 a may then radio to the second user125 a positioned at the second radio component 120 b on the secondantenna 110 b on the roof of the building 130 that the current firstalignment voltage displayed by the conventional voltmeter installed intothe signal port of the first radio component 120 a is 1.6V. The seconduser 125 b may then vocalize to the second user 125 a that the currenttarget alignment voltage displayed by the conventional voltmeterinstalled into the signal port of the first radio component 120 b is1.6V and that the second alignment voltage currently displayed by theconventional voltmeter installed in the signal port of the second radiocomponent 120 b is 0.8V. The second user 125 a may then adjust thealignment bolt associated with the second radio component 120 b via aminor turn with a wrench in an attempt to further align the second radiocomponent 120 b with the first radio component 120 a.

In doing so, the first alignment voltage associated with thetransmission signal 150 received from the first radio component 120 aafter the second user 125 b adjusts the alignment bolt associated withthe second radio component 120 b with a minor turn via the wrench maythen be instantaneously displayed by the conventional voltmeter. Forexample, the second user 125 a may determine that the second alignmentvoltage displayed by the conventional voltmeter following the turn ofthe alignment bolt associated with the second radio component 120 achanges from 0.8V to −1.6V. In doing so, the adjustment of the alignmentbolt associated with the second radio component 120 b by the second user125 b via the wrench may for the time being moved the second radiocomponent 120 b into being further out of alignment with the first radiocomponent 120 a based on the second alignment voltage of thetransmission signal 150 provided by the signal port of the second radiocomponent 120 b decreasing from 0.8V to −1.6V and is thereby furtherfrom the target alignment voltage of 4.5V.

The conventional iterative process discussed in the above example wherethe first user 115 a, 115 b adjusts the alignment bolt associated withthe first radio component 120 a and then observe the instantaneousdisplay current first alignment voltage by the conventional voltmeterand then radios that current first alignment voltage to the second user125 a, 125 b and the second user repeats the process and may continuefor hours and even days. The conventional iterative process is tocontinue until the first alignment voltage displayed by the conventionalvoltmeter that is installed into the signal port of the first radiocomponent 120 a is within the alignment threshold of +−0.5V of thetarget alignment voltage of 4.5V and the second alignment voltagedisplayed by the conventional voltmeter that is installed into thesignal port of the second radio component 120 b is within the alignmentthreshold of +−0.5V of the target alignment voltage of 4.5V. In doingso, the alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b may be sufficient to establish wirelesscommunication to adequately support the wireless network that the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are included.

However, the conventional iterative process may continue for hours andeven days due to the non-historical and instantaneous feedback providedby the conventional voltmeter. As the first user 115 b adjusts thealignment bolt associated with the first radio component 120 a with thewrench, the feedback provided to the first user 115 b is limited to theinstantaneous first alignment voltage displayed by the conventionalvoltmeter to the first user 115 a in reaction to the adjustment of thealignment bolt associated with the first radio component 120 a. Theconventional voltmeter fails to provide any type of historical feedbackto the first user 115 b as to the previous first alignment voltages thatresulted from previous adjustments of the alignment bolt associated withthe first radio component 120 a as adjusted with the wrench by the firstuser 115 a. The first user 115 b out of skill and experience must simplyrely upon the type of adjustment that the first user 115 a made to thealignment bolt associated with the first radio component 120 a todetermine the impact such an adjustment made on the first alignmentvoltage displayed by the conventional voltmeter without any historicalknowledge of how previous adjustments impacted the first alignmentvoltage displayed by the conventional voltmeter.

In compounding the conventional iterative process, the second user 125 bis also adjusting the alignment bolt associated with the second radiocomponent 120 b with the wrench in tandem with the first user 115 badjusting the first radio component 120 a. As the second user 125 badjusts the alignment bolt associated with the second radio component120 b, such an adjustment may deviate significantly from the progressthat the first user 115 b accomplished with the adjustment of the firstradio component 120 b. As with the first user 115 b, the conventionalvoltmeter not only fails to provide any type of historical feedback tothe second user 125 b as to the previous second alignment voltages thatresulted from previous adjustments of the alignment bolt associated withthe second radio component 120 b but also fails to provide any type ofreal-time feedback as well as historical feedback as to the secondalignment voltage associated with the first radio component 120 a. Thesecond user 115 b out of skill and experience must not only simply relyon instantaneous second alignment voltage displayed by the conventionalvoltmeter installed into the signal port of the second radio component120 b but also must simply rely on the instantaneous value of the firstradio component 120 a as radioed by the first user 115 a. Such lack ofhistorical feedback and/or real-time feedback as to the second alignmentvoltages of the first radio component 120 a relative to the adjustmentof the second radio component 120 b continues to compound theconventional iterative process of aligning the first radio component 120a with the second radio component 120 b thereby significantly increasingthe cost of the alignment.

Rather than being limited to an instantaneous and non-historical displayof the current alignment voltage of the radio component as well as nothaving any type of feedback from the current alignment voltage of thecorresponding radio component, point to point alignment system 140(a-b)may provide to the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a aninstantaneous display of the current first alignment voltage of thefirst radio component 120 a as well as a historical display of pastfirst alignment voltages as well as the instantaneous display of thecurrent second alignment voltage of the second radio component 120 b aswell as a historical display of past second alignment voltages of thesecond radio component 120 b. Point to point alignment system 140(a-b)may provide the appropriate feedback to the first user 115 a and thesecond user 125 a such that the first user 115 a may easily view theinstantaneous display of the current first alignment voltage afteradjusting the first radio component 120 a as well as view the historicaldisplay of past first alignment voltages that were generated from pastadjustments of the first radio component 120 a. In doing so, the firstuser 115 a may have significant feedback so to the type of adjustment aswell as the progress the first user 115 a is making in aligning thefirst radio component 120 a with the second radio component 120 b. Thesame type of feedback is also provided to the second user 125 a whenadjusting the second radio component 120 b.

Further, the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may have furtherfeedback as to the instantaneous current alignment voltage of thecorresponding first radio component 120 a and the second radio component120 b as well as the historical feedback as to the past alignmentvoltages of the corresponding first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b. In doing so, the first user 115 a may not onlyadjust the first radio component 120 a based on the instantaneous firstcurrent alignment voltage and the historical alignment voltages of thefirst radio component 120 a but may also adjust the first radiocomponent 120 a based on the instantaneous second alignment voltage andhistorical second alignment voltages of the second radio component 120b.

The significant conventional iterative process discussed above maythereby be decreased significantly as well as decreasing the amount offirst users 115 a, 115 b and second users 125 a, 125 b required toconduct the alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b from four users at each site to one user at eachsite for simultaneous adjustment of the first radio component 120 a andthe second radio component 120 b. However, a single user may be requiredin order to simply adjust the first radio component 120 a and thentravel to the second radio component 120 b and adjust the second radiocomponent 120 b. Regardless, the cost and the time required to align thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b toadequately establish wireless communication to support the wirelessnetwork that the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b support may be significantly decreased.

Peer to Peer Alignment

As noted above, the point to point alignment system 140(a-b) may alignthe first radio component 120 a that is positioned on the first antenna110 a and the second radio component 120 b that is positioned on thesecond antenna 110 b to enable wireless communication between the firstradio component 110 a and the second radio component 110 b. The firstpoint to point alignment system 140 a that is positioned locally at thefirst radio component 120 a may determine as the first user 115 aadjusts the first radio component 120 a the first alignment voltage thatis generated from the alignment of the first radio component 120 b. Thefirst alignment voltage is adjusted when the alignment of the firstradio component 120 a is adjusted. In doing so, the first alignmentvoltage is captured locally in real-time as the first user 115 a adjuststhe first radio component 120 a. The corresponding current firstalignment voltage that is generated from the adjustment of the firstradio component 120 a by the first user 115 a is then transmitted to thepoint to point radio alignment server 160 in real-time via network 180and is stored in the point to point radio alignment server 160.

The second point to point alignment system 140 b that is positionedlocally at the second radio component 120 b may then receive the firstcurrent alignment voltage that is generated from the adjustment of thefirst radio component 120 a by the first user 115 a as transmitted fromthe point to point radio alignment server 160 via network 180 inreal-time as the first alignment voltage is generated by the adjustmentof the first radio component 120 a by the first user 115 a. The seconduser 125 a may then receive the real-time feedback as to the firstalignment voltage that is currently generated by the current positioningof the first radio component 120 a. The second user 125 a may thenadjust the second radio component 120 b based on the current firstalignment voltage.

The second point to point alignment system 140 b may then determine asthe second user 125 a adjusts the second radio component 120 b thesecond alignment voltage that is generated from the alignment of thesecond radio component 120 b. In doing so, the second alignment voltageis captured locally in real-time as the second user 125 a adjusts thesecond radio component 120 b. The corresponding current second alignmentvoltage that is generated from the adjustment of the second radiocomponent 120 b by the second user 125 a is then transmitted to a pointto point radio alignment server 160 in real-time via network 180 and isstored in the point to point radio alignment server 160. Real-time isthe current alignment voltage that is generated from the currentalignment of the corresponding radio component resulting from thecorresponding user adjusts the corresponding radio component. A previousalignment voltage that is generated from the previous alignment of thecorresponding radio component resulting from a previous adjustment ofthe corresponding radio component by the corresponding user is aprevious alignment voltage and/or a historical alignment voltage. Analignment voltage transitions from being real-time and/or current toprevious and/or historical following a subsequent adjustment by thecorresponding user of the corresponding radio component that results ina subsequent change in the alignment voltage.

The point to point alignment server 160 may then store each firstalignment voltage that is generated from each adjustment of the firstradio component 120 a by the first user 115 a as captured andtransmitted by the first point to point radio alignment system 140 a.The point to point alignment server 160 may then store each secondalignment voltage that is generated from each adjustment of the secondradio component 120 b by the second user 115 b as captured andtransmitted by the second point to point radio alignment system 140 b.The point to point alignment server 160 may then provide via the network180 each stored first alignment voltage to the second point to pointradio alignment system 140 b such that the second user 125 a may be ableto observe both the current first alignment voltage that is indicativeof the current alignment of the first radio component 120 a as well asthe previous and/or historical first alignment voltages as generatedfrom previous adjustments of the first radio component 120 a by thefirst user 115 a.

The point to point alignment server 160 may then provide via the network180 each stored second alignment voltage to the first point to pointradio alignment system 140 a such that the first user 115 a may be ableto observe both the current second alignment voltage that is indicativeof the current alignment of the second radio component 120 b as well asthe historical second alignment voltages as generated from previousadjustments of the second radio component 120 b by the second user 125a. As noted above, the conventional approach of adjusting the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b such thateach are adequately aligned with each other to establish wirelesscommunication fails to have a standard and/or documented correlationbetween each adjustment of each corresponding alignment bolt for thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Theconventional approach fails to have any standard and/or documentedcorrelation between the rotations of the alignment bolt to acorresponding degree of change in the alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Each correspondinguser 115 a and 125 a simply adjusts the alignment bolt and are limitedto the instantaneous alignment voltage that is displayed by theconventional voltmeter and then radioed from the first user 115 a to thesecond user 125 a and/or vice versa.

Rather than relying on the conventional radioing of the instantaneousalignment voltage that is displayed by the conventional voltmeter, thetransmission of the current alignment voltages in real-time for both thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b as wellas the historical alignment voltages for both the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b provides a correlation ofadjusting the alignment bolt for the first user 115 a and the seconduser 125 a. The point to point radio alignment server 160 is able toprovide both the real-time current alignment voltages as well as thehistorical alignment voltages for both the first radio component 120 aand the second radio component 120 b such that the first user 115 a andthe second user 125 a may correlate how past adjustments of thealignment bolt for the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b has impacted the resulting alignment voltages. The firstuser 115 a and the second user 125 a may then analyze how eachadjustment of the alignment bolt impacted past alignment voltages andthen may correlate how a current adjustment of the alignment bolt mayimpact the current alignment voltages of both the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b that are displayed to thefirst user 115 a and the second user 125 a in real-time. In doing so,the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may cut down theiterative process of aligning the first radio component 120 a and thesecond radio component 120 b to adequately establish wirelesscommunication to support wireless network that each are positionedsignificantly.

Examples of point to point alignment server 160 may include a mobiletelephone, a smartphone, a workstation, a portable computing device,other computing devices such as a laptop, or a desktop computer, clusterof computers, set-top box, a product inventory checking system and/orany other suitable electronic device that will be apparent to thoseskilled in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention.

In an embodiment, multiple modules may be implemented on the same pointto point alignment server 160. Such a point to point alignment server160 may include software, firmware, hardware or a combination thereof.Software may include one or more applications on an operating system.Hardware can include, but is not limited to, a processor, a memory,and/or graphical user interface display.

As shown, alignment voltages may be streamed between the first point topoint radio alignment system 140 a, the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b, and the point to point alignment server 160 vianetwork 180. Network 180 includes one or more networks, such as theInternet. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, network 180 mayinclude one or more wide area networks (WAN) or local area networks(LAN). Network 180 may utilize one or more network technologies such asEthernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, virtual private network(VPN), remote VPN access, a variant of IEEE 802.11 standard such asWi-Fi, and the like. Communication over network 180 takes place usingone or more network communication protocols including reliable streamingprotocols such as websocket and/or transmission control protocol (TCP).Each of the first point to point radio alignment system 140 a and thesecond radio point to point alignment system 140 b may interface withthe point to point alignment server 160 via network 180 through anapplication programming interface (API), web interface and/or any othertype of interface that will be apparent from those skilled in therelevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of thepresent disclosure. These examples are illustrative and not intended tolimit the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a point to point alignmentconfiguration 200 that depicts the first point to point radio alignmentsystem 140 a engaged with the first radio component 120 a positioned onthe first antenna 110 a and the second point to point radio alignmentsystem 140 b engaged with the second radio component 120 b positioned onthe second antenna 110 b that is positioned on the roof of the building130. The first point to point radio alignment system 140 a transmits thefirst alignment voltages to the point to point server 160 that storesthe first alignment voltages in the point to point alignment database250. The second point to point radio alignment system 140 b transmitsthe second alignment voltages to the point to point server 160 thatstores the second alignment voltages in the point to point alignmentdatabase 250. The point to point server 160 then provides the firstalignment voltages to the second point to point radio alignment system140 b in real-time and the second alignment voltages to the first pointto point radio alignment system 140 a in real-time.

The first point to point radio alignment system 140 a includes avoltmeter 210 a, a transceiver 220 a, a controller 230 a and a display240 a. The second point to point radio alignment system 140 b includes avoltmeter 210 b, a transceiver 220 b, an controller 230 b, and a display240 b. The point to point radio alignment configuration 200 shares manysimilar features with the point to point radio alignment configuration100; therefore only the differences between the point to point radioalignment configuration 200 and the point to point radio alignmentconfiguration 100 are to be discussed in further details.

The first point to point radio alignment system 140 a includes thevoltmeter 210 a that is positioned at the first antenna 110 a and maymeasure the first alignment voltage that is generated from an alignmentof the first radio component 120 a positioned on the first antenna 110a. The first alignment voltage is adjusted when the alignment of thefirst radio component 120 a is adjusted. The first point to point radioalignment system 140 a may be installed into the port of the first radiocomponent 120 a such that the voltmeter 210 a may measure the firstalignment voltage in real-time as discussed above. The second point topoint radio alignment system 140 b includes the voltmeter 210 b that ispositioned at the second antenna 110 b and may measure the secondalignment voltage that is generated from an alignment of the secondradio component 120 a positioned on the second antenna 110 b. The secondalignment voltage is adjusted when the alignment of the second radiocomponent 120 b is adjusted. The second point to point radio alignmentsystem 140 b may be installed into the port of the second radiocomponent 120 b such that the voltmeter 210 b may measure the secondalignment voltage in real-time as discussed above.

The first point to point radio alignment system 140 a includes thetransceiver 220 a that is positioned at the first antenna 110 a and mayreceive the second alignment voltage that is measured at the secondantenna 110 b and generated from an alignment of the second radiocomponent 120 b positioned on the second antenna 110 b. The second pointto point radio alignment system 140 b includes the transceiver 220 bthat is positioned at the second antenna 110 b and may receive the firstalignment that is measured at the first antenna 110 b and generated froman alignment of the first radio component 120 a positioned on the firstantenna 110 a.

The first point to point radio alignment system 140 a includes thecontroller 230 a that is positioned at the first antenna 110 a. Thecontroller 230 a may simultaneously monitor the first alignment voltageas the alignment of the first radio component 120 a is adjusted and thesecond alignment voltage as the second radio component 120 b isadjusted. The controller 230 a may simultaneously display via thedisplay 240 a the first alignment voltage as the first radio component120 a is adjusted and the second alignment voltage as the second radiocomponent 120 b is adjusted to enable the first user 115 a to track analignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b via the display 240 a. The controller 230 a maydetermine when the first alignment voltage and the second alignmentvoltage are within an alignment threshold of each other. The first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are aligned toenable wireless communication when the first alignment voltage and thesecond alignment voltage are within the alignment threshold of eachother.

The second point to point radio alignment system 140 b includes thecontroller 230 b that that is positioned at the second antenna 110 b.The controller 230 b may simultaneously monitor the first alignmentvoltage as the alignment of the first radio component 120 a is adjustedand the second alignment voltage as the second radio component 120 b isadjusted. The controller 230 a may simultaneously display via thedisplay 240 b the first alignment voltage as the first radio component120 a is adjusted and the second alignment voltage as the second radiocomponent 120 b is adjusted to enable the second user 125 a to track analignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b via the display 240 b. The controller 240 b maydetermine when the first alignment voltage and the second alignmentvoltage are within an alignment threshold of each other. The first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b are aligned toenable wireless communication when the first alignment voltage and thesecond alignment voltage are within the alignment threshold of eachother.

Rather than requiring the first user 115 a to radio to the second user125 a the instantaneous first alignment voltage as measured by theconventional voltmeter positioned at the first radio component 120 a andvice versa for the second user 125 a, the point to point alignment sever160 may provide both the first alignment voltage and the secondalignment voltage in real-time as well as the previous first alignmentvoltages and the second alignment voltages to the first point to pointradio alignment system 140 a and the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b simultaneously. FIG. 3 depicts a block diagram ofan example point to point radio alignment display 300. The example pointto point radio alignment display 300 represents the first display 240 aof the first point to point radio alignment system 140 a that isdisplayed to the first user 115 a and the second display 240 b of thesecond point to point radio alignment system 140 b that is displayed tothe second user 125 a.

The example point to point radio alignment display 300 depicts thelisting of the real-time first alignment voltage as well as the previousfirst alignment voltages as depicted in the first alignment voltagelisting 350 a for the first radio component 120 a as well as ahistorical alignment voltage graph 330 a of the first alignment voltageas depicted in the first radio component 120 a alignment voltage display310 a. The example point to point radio alignment display 300 alsodepicts the real-time the first alignment voltage for the first radiocomponent 120 b as well as the previous second alignment voltages asdepicted in the second alignment voltage listing 350 b for the secondradio component 120 b as well as a historical alignment voltage graph330 b of the second alignment voltage as depicted in the second radiocomponent 120 b alignment voltage display 310 b. The example point topoint radio alignment display 300 shares many similar features with thepoint to point radio alignment configuration 100 and the point to pointradio alignment configuration 200; therefore only the differencesbetween the example point to point radio alignment display 300 and thepoint to point radio alignment configuration 100 and the point to pointradio alignment configuration 200 are to be discussed in furtherdetails.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the current first alignment voltage may be depictedto the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a as shown in the firstalignment voltage listing 350 a. As the first user 115 a adjusts thealignment bolt on the first radio component 120 a, the voltmeter 210 amay measure the first alignment voltage and the transceiver 220 a maytransmit in real-time the first alignment voltage to the point to pointalignment sever 160 and the display 340 may display to the first user115 a the current first alignment voltage. In the example point to pointalignment display 300, the display 340 depicts to the first user 115 athat the current first alignment voltage is 1.00V based on the RSSI. Thepoint to point alignment sever 160 may then provide to the transceiver220 b the current first alignment voltage of the first radio component120 a as the first user 115 a adjusts the first radio component 120 aand the display 340 may display to the second user 125 a the currentfirst alignment voltage of 1.00V in RSSI.

As the second user 125 a adjusts the alignment bolt on the second radiocomponent 120 b, the voltmeter 210 b may measure the second alignmentvoltage and the transceiver 220 b may transmit in real-time the secondalignment voltage to the point to point alignment server 160 and thedisplay 340 may display to the second user 125 a the current secondalignment voltage. In the example point to point alignment display 300,the display depicts to the second user 125 a that the current secondalignment voltage is −1.50V based on the RSSI. The point to pointalignment sever 160 may then provide to the transceiver 220 a thecurrent second alignment voltage of the second radio component 120 b asthe second user 125 a adjusts the second radio component 120 b and thedisplay 340 may display to the first user 115 a the current secondalignment voltage of −1.50V in RSSI. In doing so, both the first user115 a and the second user 125 a may have the first alignment voltage andthe second alignment voltage simultaneously displayed to the first user115 a and the second user 125 a in real-time such that the first user115 a and the second user 125 a may further adjust the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b, respectively,based on the real-time simultaneous display of the first alignmentvoltage and the second alignment voltage.

In an embodiment, the first point to point radio alignment system 140 amay provide the display 240 a that displays the example point to pointalignment display in FIG. 3 to the first user 115 a in a web browserconfiguration. The second point to point radio alignment system 140 bmay provide the display 240 b that displays the example point to pointalignment display in FIG. 3 to the second user 125 a in a web browserconfiguration. The first transceiver 220 a may transmit the firstalignment voltage in real-time to the point to point alignment serverand receive the second alignment voltage in real-time via real-timetwo-communication in a web-socket configuration via LTE wirelesscommunication. The second transceiver 220 b may transmit the secondalignment voltage in real-time to the point to point alignment serverand receive the first alignment voltage in real-time via real-timecommunication in a web-socket configuration via LTE wirelesscommunication. In doing so, the first user 115 a and the second user 125a are no longer required to radio to each other the instantaneousalignment voltages displayed by the corresponding conventionalvoltmeters.

However, the first and second point to point radio alignment systems 140a, 140 b may display to the first user 115 a and the second user 125 bvia any type of display configuration such that the first user 115 a andthe second user 125 a may observe the alignment voltages in real-timethat will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art(s) withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Further, thefirst and second point to point radio alignment systems 140 a, 140 b maywirelessly communicate the alignment voltages in real-time to the pointto point alignment server 160 in any wireless communication protocolsuch that the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may observe thealignment voltages in real-time that will be apparent to those skilledin the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe disclosure. Further the first and second point to point radioalignment systems 140 a, 140 b may wirelessly communicate the alignmentvoltages in real-time to the point to point alignment server 160 via anywireless communication such that the first user 115 a and the seconduser 125 a may observe the alignment voltages in real-time that will beapparent to those skilled in the relevant art(s) without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the disclosure.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system140 a may simultaneously identify as the first alignment voltage isadjusted from a first previous alignment voltage and as the secondalignment voltage is adjusted from a second previous alignment voltage.The first alignment voltage is adjusted from the first previousalignment voltage when the first radio component 120 a is adjusted andthe second alignment voltage is adjusted from the second previousalignment voltage when the second radio component 120 b is adjusted. Thecontroller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system 140a may then simultaneously display via the display 340 a first history offirst alignment voltages 350 a as the first radio component 120 a isadjusted and a second history of second alignment voltages 350 b as thesecond radio component 120 b is adjusted to enable the first user 115 ato track a history 350(a-b) of the alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. The first historyof first alignment voltages 350 a and the second history of secondalignment voltages 350 b provide feedback to the first user 115 a as tothe alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b based on each adjustment. The controller 230 b of thesecond point to point alignment system 140 b may operate in a similarmanner.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the first history of first alignment voltages maybe depicted to the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a as shownin the first alignment voltage listing 350 a. As the first user 115 aadjusts the alignment bolt on the first radio component 120 a, thevoltmeter 210 a may measure the first alignment voltage and thetransceiver 220 a may transmit in real-time the first alignment voltageto the point to point alignment server 160. The point to point alignmentserver 160 may then store each measured first alignment voltage as firstprevious alignment voltages in the point to point alignment database250. The point to point alignment server 160 may then provide to thetransceiver 220 b the stored first history of first alignment voltagesof the first radio component 120 a as the first user 115 a adjusts thefirst radio component 120 a thereby transitioning the previous firstalignment voltages generated from previous adjustments as first previousalignment voltages. The display 340 may then display to the second user125 a the first history of first alignment voltages in the firstalignment voltage listing 350 a as well as the second history of secondalignment voltages in the second alignment voltage listing 350 b.

As the second user 125 a adjusts the alignment bolt on the second radiocomponent 120 b, the voltmeter 210 b may measure the second alignmentvoltage and the transceiver 220 b may transmit in real-time the secondalignment voltage to the point to point alignment server 160. The pointto point alignment server 160 may then store each measured secondalignment voltage as the second history of second alignment voltages inthe point to point alignment database 250. The point to point alignmentserver 160 may then provide to the transceiver 220 a the stored secondhistory of second alignment voltages of the second radio component 120 bas the second user 125 a adjusts the second radio component 120 bthereby transitioning the previous second alignment voltages generatedfrom previous adjustments as second previous alignment voltages. Thedisplay 340 may then display to the second user 125 a the second historyof second alignment voltages in the second alignment voltage listing 350b as well as the first history of first alignment voltages in the firstalignment voltage listing 350 a.

For example, the display 340 may display simultaneously to the firstuser 115 a via the first point to point alignment system 140 a and tothe second user 125 a via the second point to point alignment system 140b the first history of first alignment voltages as depicted in the firstalignment voltage listing 350 a and the second history of secondalignment voltages as depicted in the second alignment voltage listing350 b. In such an example, the first user 115 a adjusted the firstalignment voltage based on the RSSI from 1.20V to 1.50V to 2.00V to1.50V to 1.20V with a current first alignment voltage of 1.00V. Thesecond user 125 a adjusted the second alignment voltage based on theRSSI from 2.10V to 2.50V to 0.00V to −0.50V to −1.00V with a currentsecond alignment voltage of −1.50V.

In such an example, the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a mayhave documented correlation as to the impact of each adjustment of thealigning bolt for the first radio component 120 a by the first user 115a and the impact of each adjustment of the aligning bolt for the secondradio component 120 b. Rather than simply blindly adjusting the aligningbolts without any correlation as to the impact that the adjustment ofthe aligning bolts have on the alignment of the first radio component120 a with the second radio component 120 b, the first user 115 a andthe second user 125 a may simultaneously view the first history of thefirst alignment voltages and the second history of the second alignmentvoltages via the display 340 to determine the correlation of the impactof each adjustment of the aligning bolts on the alignment of the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b.

In such an example, the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a mayidentify that the alignment of the first radio component 120 a and thesecond radio component 120 b is worsening. The first history of thefirst alignment voltages is bouncing between 1.20V and 1.00V due to theadjustment of the alignment bolt of the first radio component 120 a bythe first user 115 a and the second history of the second alignmentvoltages is moving from 2.10V to −1.50V. Thus, the alignment of thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b isworsening and the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may thencorrelate future adjustments of the alignment bolts accordingly toimprove the alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b. As discussed above, in an embodiment, the firstpoint to point radio alignment system 140 a and the second point topoint radio alignment system 140 b may determine the first alignmentvoltages and the second alignment voltages based on the signal strengthin RSSI of the transmission signal 150 between the first radio component120 a and the second radio component 120 b. However, any type of voltageand/or signal strength measurement that may provide an indication as tothe alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b may be incorporated that will be apparent to thoseskilled in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit andscope of the disclosure.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point alignment system 140 amay simultaneously display a first graph 330 a of the first history offirst alignment voltages as the first radio component 120 a is adjustedand a second graph 330 b of the second history of second alignmentvoltages as the second radio component 120 b is adjusted to enable thefirst user 115 a to track the history of the alignment of the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b via the firstgraph 330 a and the second graph 330 b. The controller 230 b of thesecond point to point alignment system 140 b may operate in a similarmanner.

For example, the display 340 may simultaneously display to the firstuser 115 a and the second user 125 a the first graph 330 a that depictsthe visual graph of the first history of first alignment voltages basedon the adjustment of the first radio component 120 a by the first user115 a. In such an example, the first graph 330 a may depict the targetalignment voltage 320 which is the target alignment voltage 320determined by the RF engineer when the first alignment voltage and thesecond alignment voltage are within the alignment threshold of thetarget alignment voltage 320 that the first radio component 120 a andthe second radio component 120 b are adequately aligned to establishwireless communication.

The first graph 330 a may also depict the visual graph of the firsthistory of the first alignment voltages relative to the target alignmentvoltage 320. In doing so, the first user 115 a and the second user 125 amay simultaneously observe a visual graph of the first history ofalignment voltages relative the target alignment voltage 320. The firstuser 115 a may continue to adjust the first alignment voltage of thefirst radio component 120 a and receive visual feedback as to the firstalignment voltage relative to the target alignment voltage 320. Forexample, the first user 115 a may easily identify the highest firstalignment voltage as well as the lowest alignment voltage from as thefirst user 115 a adjusts the adjustment bolt of the first radiocomponent 120 a. The first user 115 a may then continue to observe inreal-time the first alignment voltage relative to each adjustment of thealignment bolt relative to the target alignment voltage 320 such thatthe first user 115 a may continue to refine in real-time the adjustmentof the alignment bolt such that the first graph 330 a depicts theprogression of the first alignment voltage towards the target alignmentvoltage 320. The second graph 330 b may operate in a similar manner.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system140 a may simultaneously identify for each time interval thecorresponding first alignment voltage based on the alignment of thefirst radio component 120 a during the corresponding time interval andthe corresponding second alignment voltage based on the alignment of thesecond radio component during the corresponding time interval. Thecontroller 230 a may simultaneously display the first history of firstalignment voltages and the second history of second alignment voltagesfor each corresponding time interval to enable the first user 115 a totrack the history of the alignment of the first radio component 120 aand the second radio component 120 b for each corresponding timeinterval. The first history of alignment voltages and the second historyof alignment voltages provide feedback to the first user 115 a as to thealignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b based on each corresponding time interval. For example,each of the first previous alignment voltages depicted in the firstalignment voltage listing 350 a and the second previous alignmentvoltages depicted in the second alignment voltage listing 350 b anddisplayed by the display 340 may be captured and displayed in a timeinterval of every second. The first previous alignment voltages and thesecond alignment voltages may be captured and displayed in any timeinterval that may enable first user 115 a and the second user 125 a toalign the first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120b that will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art(s) withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

In addition to the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a who mayobserve the first history of first alignment voltages and the secondhistory of second alignment voltages to assist in the alignment of thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b, anoverall administrator may also observe the first history of alignmentvoltages and the second history of alignment voltages as provided by thedisplay 340 to audit whether the first user 115 a and the second user125 a indeed adjusted the first alignment voltage and the secondalignment voltage to be within the alignment threshold of the targetalignment voltage 320. The overall administrator may be a supervisor ofthe alignment of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b. Rather than simply relying on the first user 115 a andthe second user 125 a in assuring the overall administrator that thefirst alignment voltage and the second alignment voltage are within thealignment threshold of the target alignment voltage 320, the overalladministrator may actually verify based on the first history ofalignment voltages and the second history of alignment voltages asdisplayed by the display 340 as to whether the first alignment voltageand the second alignment voltage are indeed within the alignmentthreshold of the target alignment voltage 320.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system140 a may identify a model of the first radio component 120 a andcorrelate a RSSI value for the model of the first radio component 120 arelative to the first alignment voltage measured by the voltmeter 210 aof the first point to point radio alignment system 140 a. The controller230 a may convert the first alignment voltage measured by the voltmeter210 a to a corresponding RSSI value based on the correlation of the RSSIvalue for the model of the first radio component 120 a to the firstalignment voltage. The controller 230 a may simultaneously display afirst RSSI value as the first radio component 120 a is adjusted and asecond RSSI value as the second radio component 120 b is adjusted toenable the first user 115 a to track the alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. The controller 230b of the second point to point radio alignment system 140 b may operatein a similar manner.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system140 a may automatically adapt to the model of the first radio component120 a with regard to converting the voltage measured by the voltmeter210 a that is installed into the port of the radio component 120 a to acorresponding RSSI voltage value. Each manufacturer of each model of thefirst radio component 120 a may have a different conversion with regardto converting the voltage that that is measured by the voltmeter 210 aas provided by the port of the radio component 120 a to thecorresponding RSSI voltage value. For example, a first manufacturer of afirst radio component may have a RSSI to voltage translation thatmaximizes at 5V while a second manufacturer of a second radio componentmay have a RSSI to voltage translation that maximizes at 4V. Thecontroller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system 140a may identify the model of the first radio component 120 a and thenautomatically determine the RSSI to voltage translation associated withthe model of the first radio component 120. Rather than requiring thefirst user 115 a to manually execute the conversion of the voltagemeasured by the voltmeter 210 based on the model of the first radiocomponent 120 a, the controller 230 a may automatically execute the RSSIto voltage translation associated with the model of the first radiocomponent 120 thereby triggering the display 340 to display theappropriate RSSI voltage value relative to the model of the first radiocomponent 120 a. The controller 230 b of the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b may operate in a similar manner.

In an embodiment, a heading/tilt sensor may be positioned on the firstantenna 110 a to measure a first heading RSSI value and a first tiltRSSI value that is generated from an alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a positioned on the first antenna 110 a. The first headingRSSI value is adjusted when a heading alignment of the first radiocomponent 120 a is adjusted and the first tilt RSSI value is adjustedwhen a tilt alignment of the first radio component 120 a is adjusted. Aheading/tilt sensor may be positioned on the second antenna 110 b tomeasure a second heading RSSI value and a first tilt RSSI value that isgenerated from an alignment of the second radio component 120 bpositioned on the second antenna 110 b. The second RSSI value isadjusted when a heading alignment of the second radio component 120 b isadjusted and the second tilt RSSI value is adjusted when a tiltalignment of the second radio component 120 b is adjusted.

In addition to the first alignment voltage and the second alignmentvoltage being measured by the voltmeter 210 a and the voltmeter 210 b,heading/tilt sensors may be positioned on the first antenna 110 a andthe second antenna 110 b to provide additional feedback to the firstuser 115 a and the second user 125 a with regard to aligning the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. Thetransceiver 220 a of the first point to point radio alignment system 140a may receive a second heading RSSI value and a second tilt RSSI valuethat is measured at the second antenna 110 b and generated from thealignment of the second radio component 120 b positioned on the secondantenna 110 b. The transceiver 220 b of the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b may receive the first heading RSSI value and thefirst tilt RSSI value that is measured at the first antenna 110 a andgenerated from the alignment of the first radio component 120 apositioned on the first antenna 110 a.

The controller 230 a of the first point to point radio alignment system140 a may simultaneously monitor the first heading RSSI value and thefirst tilt RSSI value as the first radio component is adjusted and thesecond heading RSSI value and the second tilt RSSI value as the secondradio component is adjusted. The controller 230 a may simultaneouslydisplay the first heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value isadjusted and the second heading RSSI value and the second tilt RSSIvalue as the second radio component is adjusted to enable the first user115 a to track the alignment of the first radio component 120 a and thesecond radio component 120 b. The controller 230 a may determine whenthe first heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value are within analignment threshold of the second heading RSSI value and the second tiltRSSI value. The first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b are aligned to enable wireless communication when thefirst heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value are within thealignment threshold of the second heading RSSI value and the second tiltRSSI value. The controller 230 b of the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b may operate in a similar manner.

FIG. 4 depicts a block diagram of an example point to point radioalignment display 400. The example point to point radio alignmentdisplay 400 represents the first display 240 a of the first point topoint radio alignment system 140 a that is displayed to the first user115 a and the second display 240 b of the second point to point radioalignment system 140 b that is displayed to the second user 125 a. Theexample point to point radio alignment display 400 depicts the listingof the real-time first heading RSSI value and the first heading tilt aswell as the previous first alignment voltages and the previous firsttilt RSSI values as depicted in the alignment voltage listing 350 forthe first radio component 120 a. This is in addition to the real-timealignment voltage as well as the previous first alignment voltages alsoas depicted in the alignment voltage listing 350. The example point topoint alignment display 400 also depicts the listing of the real-timesecond heading RSSI value and the second heading tilt in the alignmentvoltage listing 350 for the second radio component 120 b. This is inaddition to the real-time second alignment voltage as well as theprevious second alignment voltages also as depicted in the alignmentvoltage listing 350. The alignment voltage listing also depicts the timeinterval that each of the alignment voltage values were measured.

The example point to point radio alignment display 400 also depicts thehistorical heading alignment RSSI graph 420 a and the historical tiltalignment RSSI graph 430 a as provided in the first radio component 120a alignment voltage 410 a. The example point to point radio alignmentdisplay 400 also depicts the historical alignment voltage graph 420 band the historical tilt alignment RSSI graph 430 b as provided in thesecond radio component 120 b alignment voltage 410 b. The example pointto point radio alignment display 400 shares many similar features withthe point to point radio alignment configuration 100, the point to pointradio alignment configuration 200, and the example point to point radioalignment display 300; therefore only the differences between theexample point to point radio alignment display 400 and the example pointto point radio alignment display 300, the point to point radio alignmentconfiguration 100 and the point to point radio alignment configuration200 are to be discussed in further details.

As discussed in detail above, the adjusting of the alignment bolts basedon the alignment voltage of the first radio component 120 a measured bythe voltmeter 210 a installed into the signal port of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the alignment voltage of the second radio component120 b measured by the voltmeter 210 b installed into the signal port ofthe second radio component 120 b may provide feedback to the first user115 a and the second user 125 a as to the strength of the transmissionsignal 150 between the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b. In addition to the feedback of the alignment voltage ofthe first radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b,the controller 230 a of the point to point radio alignment system 140 aand the controller 230 b of the point to point radio alignment system140 b may also provide the additional feedback as to the alignment ofthe tilt RSSI value and the heading RSSI value for the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b.

In doing so the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a may be ableto further correlate the adjustment of the tilt alignment bolt as wellas the heading alignment bolt relative to the impact to the differentalignment voltages for the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b. For example, the first user 115 a may adjust thetilt alignment bolt of the first radio component 120 a and then observesimultaneously in real-time that such an adjustment impacted the firstalignment voltage, the first tilt RSSI value, the first heading RSSIvalue, the second alignment voltage, the second tilt RSSI value, and thesecond heading RSSI value. Such simultaneous feedback in real-time mayprovide the first user with further correlation as to the impact of eachadjustment of the tilt alignment bolt as well as the heading alignmentbolt thereby resulting in a significant decrease in time required toadequately align the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b to establish wireless communication between the firstradio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b.

Further, the additional feedback of the tilt RSSI values and the headingRSSI values may enable the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a tocompartmentalize the adjusting of the first radio component 120 a andthe second radio component 120 b. For example, the first user 115 a mayadjust the tilt alignment bolt of the first radio component 120 a andthe second user 125 a may adjust the tilt alignment bolt of the secondradio component 120 b. In doing so, the first user 115 a and the seconduser 125 a may continue to adjust the respective tilt alignment boltsuntil the first tilt RSSI value for the first radio component 120 a andthe second tilt RSSI value of the second radio component 120 b arewithin the alignment threshold of the target tilt RSSI value.

Once the first user 115 a has adjusted the first tilt RSSI value and thesecond user 125 a has adjusted the second tilt RSSI voltages to bewithin the alignment threshold of target tilt RSSI value, the first user115 a and the second user 125 a may then move onto adjusting therespective heading alignment bolts to adjust first heading RSSI valueand the second RSSI value to respectively be within the alignmentthreshold of the target heading RSSI value. In doing so, the first user115 a and the first user 125 a may compartmentalize the adjusting of therespective tilt alignment bolts and the heading alignment bolts to bewithin the respective alignment thresholds of the target tilt RSSI valueand the target heading RSSI value to thereby further decrease the timerequired to adequately align the first radio component 120 a with thesecond radio component 120 b engage in wireless communication.

In an embodiment, a Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) sensor may be positionedon the first radio component 120 a of the first antenna 110 a to measurea centimeter positioning of the first radio component 120 a of the firstantenna 110 a in three-dimensional (3D) space relative to a GlobalPositioning Satellite (GPS). The centimeter positioning of the firstradio component 120 a in 3D space may provide the height of the firstradio component 120 a as well as the latitude and the longitude positionof the first radio component 120 a. The centimeter positioning of thefirst radio component 120 a in 3D space with regard to the height,latitude, and longitude of the first radio component 120 a may begenerated from an alignment of the first radio component 120 apositioned on the first antenna 110 a.

The centimeter positioning of the height, latitude, and longitude isadjusted when the first radio component 120 a is adjusted. The RTKsensor may also be positioned on the second radio component 120 b of thesecond antenna 110 b to provide the centimeter positioning of theheight, latitude, and longitude of the second radio component 120 b. Thecentimeter positioning of the second radio component 120 b in 3D spacewith regard to height, latitude, and longitude of the second radiocomponent 120 b may be generated from the alignment of the second radiocomponent 120 b positioned on the second antenna 110 b. The centimeterpositioning of the height, latitude, and longitude is adjusted when thesecond radio component 120 b is adjusted.

Further, the heading and tilt senor as well as a YAW sensor may also bepositioned on the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b as discussed in detail above. In such an embodiment, thecentimeter positioning of the first radio component 120 a and the secondradio component 120 b based on height, longitude, and latitude mayprovide real-time feedback to the first user 115 a and the second user125 a with regard to the real-time positioning of the first radiocomponent 120 a and the second radio component 120 b. In addition, theorientation of the first radio component 120 a and the second radiocomponent 120 b based on heading, tilt, and YAW may provide real-timefeedback to the first user 115 a and the second user 125 a with regardto the real-time orientation of the first radio component 120 a and thesecond radio component 120 b. In doing so, the first user 115 a and thesecond user 125 a may receive simultaneous feedback in real-timeregarding the centimeter positioning of the first radio component 120 aand the second radio component 120 b as well as the orientation of thefirst radio component 120 a and the second radio component 120 b therebysignificantly increasing the alignment of the first radio component 120a and the second radio component 120 b to establish wirelesscommunication.

CONCLUSION

It is to be appreciated that the Detailed Description section, and notthe Abstract section, is intended to be used to interpret the claims.The Abstract section may set forth one or more, but not all exemplaryembodiments, of the present disclosure, and thus, is not intended tolimit the present disclosure and the appended claims in any way.

The present disclosure has been described above with the aid offunctional building blocks illustrating the implementation of specifiedfunctions and relationships thereof. The boundaries of these functionalbuilding blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein for the convenienceof the description. Alternate boundaries may be defined so long as thespecified functions and relationships thereof are appropriatelyperformed.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art(s) the variouschanges in form and detail can be made without departing from the spirtand scope of the present disclosure. Thus the present disclosure shouldnot be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, butshould be defined only in accordance with the following claims and theirequivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A point to point radio alignment system thataligns a first radio component positioned on a first antenna and asecond radio component positioned on a second antenna to enable wirelesscommunication between the first radio component and the second radiocomponent, comprising: a voltmeter positioned at the first antenna andconfigured to measure a first alignment voltage that is generated froman alignment of the first radio component positioned on the firstantenna, wherein the first alignment voltage is adjusted when thealignment of the first radio component is adjusted; a transceiverpositioned at the first antenna and configured to receive a secondalignment voltage that is measured at the second antenna and generatedfrom an alignment of the second radio component positioned on the secondantenna, wherein the second alignment voltage is adjusted when thealignment of the second radio component is adjusted; a controllerpositioned at the first antenna and configured to: simultaneouslymonitor the first alignment voltage as the alignment of the first radiocomponent is adjusted and the second alignment voltage as the secondradio component is adjusted, simultaneously display the first alignmentvoltage as the first radio component is adjusted and the secondalignment voltage as the second radio component is adjusted to enable afirst user to track an alignment of the first radio component and thesecond radio component, and determine when the first alignment voltageand the second alignment voltage are within an alignment threshold ofeach other, wherein the first radio component and the second radiocomponent are aligned to enable wireless communication when the firstalignment voltage and the second alignment threshold are within thealignment threshold of each other.
 2. The point to point radio alignmentsystem of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:simultaneously identify as the first alignment voltage is adjusted froma first previous alignment voltage and as the second alignment voltageis adjusted from a second previous alignment voltage, wherein the firstalignment voltage is adjusted from the first previous alignment voltagewhen the first radio component is adjusted and the second alignmentvoltage is adjusted from the second previous alignment voltage when thesecond radio component is adjusted; simultaneously display a firsthistory of first alignment voltages as the first radio component isadjusted and a second history of second alignment voltages as the secondradio component is adjusted to enable the first user to track a historyof the alignment of the first radio component and the second radiocomponent, wherein the first history of first alignment voltages and thesecond history of second alignment voltages provides feedback to thefirst user as to the alignment of the first radio component and thesecond radio component based on each adjustment.
 3. The point to pointradio alignment system of claim 2, wherein the controller is furtherconfigured to simultaneously display a first graph of the first historyof first alignment voltages as the first radio component is adjusted anda second graph of the second history of second alignment voltages as thesecond radio component is adjusted to enable the first user to track thehistory of the alignment of the first radio component and the secondradio component via the first graph and the second graph.
 4. The pointto point radio alignment system of claim 2, wherein the controller isfurther configured to: simultaneously identify for each time intervalthe corresponding first alignment voltage based on the alignment of thefirst radio component during the corresponding time interval and thecorresponding second alignment voltage based on the alignment of thesecond radio component during the corresponding time interval;simultaneously display the first history of first alignment voltages andthe second history of second alignment voltages for each correspondingtime interval to enable the first user to track the history of thealignment of the first radio component and the second radio componentfor each corresponding time interval, wherein the first history ofalignment voltages and the second history of alignment voltages providesfeedback to the first user as to the alignment of the first radiocomponent and the second radio component based on each correspondingtime interval.
 5. The point to point radio alignment system of claim 1,wherein the transceiver is further configured to: transmit the firstalignment voltage as measured at the first antenna as the first radiocomponent positioned on the first antenna is adjusted in real-time to apoint to point radio alignment server, wherein each first alignmentvoltage that is generated as the first radio component is adjusted inreal-time is transmitted to the point to point radio alignment server;and receive the second alignment voltage as measured at the secondantenna as the second radio component positioned on the second antennais adjusted in real-time from the point to point radio alignment server,wherein each second alignment voltage that is generated as the secondradio component is adjusted in real-time is received from the point topoint radio alignment server.
 6. The point to point radio alignmentsystem of claim 5, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:transmit the first alignment voltage as measured at the first antenna asthe first radio component is adjusted in real-time to the point to pointradio alignment server via a websocket communication channel to enablereal-time wireless communication between the point to point radioalignment server and a web browser generated by the controller; andreceive the second alignment voltage as measured at the second antennaas the second radio component is adjusted in real-time from the point topoint radio alignment server via the websocket communication channel toenable the real-time wireless communication between the point radioalignment server and the web browser generated by the controller.
 7. Thepoint to point radio alignment system of claim 1, wherein the controlleris further configured to: identify a model of the first radio componentand correlate a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) value for themodel of the first radio component relative to the first alignmentvoltage measured by the voltmeter; convert the first alignment voltagemeasured by the voltmeter to a corresponding RSSI value based on thecorrelation of the RSSI value for the model of the first radio componentto the first alignment voltage; and simultaneously display a first RSSIvalue as the first radio component is adjusted and a second RSSI valueas the second radio component is adjusted to enable the first user totrack the alignment of the first radio component and the second radiocomponent.
 8. The point to point radio alignment system of claim 7,further comprising: a heading/tilt sensor positioned at the firstantenna and configured to measure a first heading RSSI value and a firsttilt RSSI value that is generated from the alignment of the first radiocomponent positioned on the first antenna, wherein the first headingRSSI value is adjusted when a heading alignment of the first radiocomponent is adjusted and the second tilt RSSI value is adjusted when atilt alignment of the first radio component is adjusted.
 9. The point topoint radio alignment system of claim 8, wherein the transceiver isfurther configured to receive a second heading RSSI value and a secondtilt RSSI value that is measured at the second antenna and generatedfrom the alignment of the second radio component positioned on thesecond antenna, wherein the second heading RSSI value is adjusted when aheading alignment of the second radio component is adjusted and thesecond tilt RSSI value is adjusted when a tilt alignment of the secondradio component is adjusted.
 10. The point to point radio alignmentsystem of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to:simultaneously monitor the first heading RSSI value and the first tiltRSSI value as the first radio component is adjusted and the secondheading RSSI value and the second tilt RSSI value as the second radiocomponent is adjusted; simultaneously display the first heading RSSIvalue and first tilt RSSI value is adjusted and the second heading RSSIvalue and the second tilt RSSI value as the second radio component isadjusted to enable the first user to track the alignment of the firstradio component and the second radio component; and determine when thefirst heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value are within analignment threshold of the second heading RSSI value and the second tiltRSSI value, wherein the first radio component and the second radiocomponent are aligned to enable wireless communication when the firstheading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value are within thealignment threshold of the second heading RSSI value and the second tiltRSSI value.
 11. A method for point to point radio alignment that alignsa first radio component positioned on a first antenna and a second radiocomponent positioned on a second antenna to enable wirelesscommunication between the first radio component and the second radiocomponent, comprising: measuring, by a voltmeter positioned at the firstantenna, a first alignment voltage that is generated from an alignmentof the first radio component positioned on the first antenna, whereinthe first alignment voltage is adjusted when the alignment of the firstradio component is adjusted; receiving, by a transceiver positioned atthe first antenna, a second alignment voltage that is measured at thesecond antenna and generated from an alignment of the second radiocomponent positioned on the second antenna, wherein the second alignmentvoltage is adjusted when the alignment of the second radio component isadjusted; simultaneously monitoring, by a controller, the firstalignment voltage as the alignment of the first radio component isadjusted and the second alignment voltage as the second radio componentis adjusted; simultaneously displaying the first alignment voltage asthe first radio component is adjusted and the second alignment voltageas the second radio component is adjusted to enable a first user totrack an alignment of the first radio component and the second radiocomponent; and determining when the first alignment voltage and thesecond alignment voltage are within an alignment threshold of eachother, wherein the first radio component and the second radio componentare aligned to enable wireless communication when the first alignmentvoltage and the second alignment voltage are within the alignmentthreshold of each other.
 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:simultaneously identifying as the first alignment voltage is adjustedfrom a first previous alignment voltage and as the second alignmentvoltage is adjusted from a second previous alignment voltage, whereinthe first alignment voltage is adjusted from the first previousalignment voltage when the first radio component is adjusted and thesecond alignment voltage is adjusted from the second previous alignmentvoltage when the second radio component is adjusted; and simultaneouslydisplaying a first history of first alignment voltages as the firstradio component is adjusted and a second history of second alignmentvoltages as the second radio component is adjusted to enable the firstuser to track a history of the alignment of the first radio componentand the second radio component, wherein the first history of firstalignment voltages and the second history of second alignment voltagesprovides feedback to the first user as to the alignment of the firstradio component and the second radio component based on each adjustment.13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: simultaneouslydisplaying a first graph of the first history of first alignmentvoltages as the first radio component is adjusted and a second graph ofthe second history of second alignment voltages as the second radiocomponent is adjusted to enable the first user to track the history ofthe alignment of the first radio component and the second radiocomponent via the first graph and the second graph.
 14. The method ofclaim 12, further comprising: simultaneously identifying for each timeinterval the corresponding first alignment voltage based on thealignment of the first radio component during the corresponding timeinterval and the corresponding second alignment voltage based on thealignment of the second radio component during the corresponding timeinterval; simultaneously displaying the first history of the firstalignment voltages and the second history of second alignment voltagesfor each corresponding time interval to enable the first user to trackthe history of the alignment of the first radio component and the secondradio component for each corresponding time interval, wherein the firsthistory of first alignment voltages and the second history of secondalignment voltages provides feedback to the first user as to thealignment of the first radio component and the second radio componentbased on each corresponding time interval.
 15. The method of claim 14,further comprising: transmitting the first alignment voltage as measuredat the first antenna as the first radio component positioned on thefirst antenna is adjusted in real-time to a point to point radioalignment server, wherein each first alignment voltage that is generatedas the first radio component is adjusted in real-time is transmitted tothe point to point radio alignment server; and receiving the secondalignment voltage as measured at the second antenna as the second radiocomponent positioned on the second antenna is adjusted in real-time fromthe point to point radio alignment server, wherein each second alignmentvoltage that is generated as the second radio component is adjusted inreal-time is received from the point to point radio alignment server.16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: transmitting the firstalignment voltage as measured at the first antenna as the first radiocomponent is adjusted in real-time to the point to point radio alignmentserver via a websocket communication channel to enable real-timewireless communication between the point to point radio alignment serverand a web browser generated by the controller; and receiving the secondalignment voltage as measured at the second antenna as the second radiocomponent is adjusted in real-time from the point to point radioalignment server via the websocket communication channel to enable thereal-time wireless communication between the point to point radioalignment server and the web browser generated by the controller. 17.The method of claim 11, further comprising: identifying a model of thefirst radio component and correlate a Received Signal StrengthIndication (RSSI) value for the model of the first radio componentrelative to the first alignment voltage measured by the voltmeter;converting the first alignment voltage measured by the voltmeter to acorresponding RSSI value based on the correlation of the RSSI value forthe model of the first radio component to the first alignment voltage;and simultaneously displaying a first RSSI value as the first radiocomponent is adjusted and a second RSSI value as the second radiocomponent is adjusted to enable the first user to track the alignment ofthe first radio component and the second radio component.
 18. The methodof claim 17, further comprising: measuring a first heading RSSI valueand a first tilt RSSI value that is generated from the alignment of thefirst radio component positioned on the first antenna, wherein the firstheading RSSI value is adjusted when a heading alignment of the firstradio component is adjusted and the second tilt RSSI value is adjustedwhen a tilt alignment of the first radio component is adjusted.
 19. Themethod of claim 18, further comprising: receiving a second heading RSSIvalue and a second tilt RSSI value that is measured at the secondantenna and generated from the alignment of the second radio componentpositioned on the second antenna, wherein the second heading RSSI valueis adjusted when a heading alignment of the second radio component isadjusted and the second tilt RSSI value is adjusted when a tiltalignment of the second radio component is adjusted.
 20. The method ofclaim 19, further comprising: simultaneously monitoring the firstheading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value as the first radiocomponent is adjusted and the second heading RSSI value and the secondRSSI tilt value as the second radio component is adjusted;simultaneously displaying the first heading RSSI value and the firsttilt RSSI value as the first radio component is adjusted and the secondheading RSSI value and the second tilt RSSI value as the second radiocomponent is adjusted to enable the first user to track the alignment ofthe first radio component and the second radio component; anddetermining when the first heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSIvalue are within an alignment threshold of the second heading RSSI valueand the second tilt RSSI value, wherein the first radio component andthe second radio component are aligned to enable wireless communicationwhen the first heading RSSI value and the first tilt RSSI value arewithin the alignment threshold of the second heading RSSI value and thesecond tilt RSSI value.